or other causes. Again, the Apostles and the
Evangelists who wrote the accounts suffered death to testify their
belief in the words and works of Our Lord.

Q. 328. Did Jesus Christ die to redeem all men of every age and race
without exception?
A. Jesus Christ died to redeem all men of every age and race without
exception; and every person born into the world should share in His
merits, without which no one can be saved.

Q. 329. How are the merits of Jesus Christ applied to our souls?
A. The merits of Jesus Christ are applied to our souls through the
Sacraments, and especially through Baptism and Penance, which restore us
to the friendship of God.

Q. 330. {62} What do you believe of Jesus Christ?
A. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second Person of
the Blessed Trinity, true God and true man.

Q. 331. Cannot we also be called the Children of God, and therefore His
sons and daughters?
A. We can be called the Children of God because He has adopted us by His
grace or because He is the Father who has created us; but we are not,
therefore, His real Children; whereas, Jesus Christ, His only real and
true Son, was neither adopted nor created, but was begotten of His
Father from all eternity.

Q. 332. {63} Why is Jesus Christ true God?
A. Jesus Christ is true God because He is the true and only Son of God
the Father.

Q. 333. {64} Why is Jesus Christ true man?
A. Jesus Christ is true man because He is the Son of the Blessed Virgin
Mary and has a body and soul like ours.

Q. 334. Who was the foster father or guardian of Our Lord while on
earth?
A. St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin, was the foster-father
or guardian of Our Lord while on earth.

Q. 335. Is Jesus Christ in heaven as God or as man?
A. Since His Ascension Jesus Christ is in heaven both as God and as man.

Q. 336. {65} How many natures are there in Jesus Christ?
A. In Jesus Christ there are two natures, the nature of God and the
nature of man.

Q. 337. {66} Is Jesus Christ more than one person?
A. No. Jesus Christ is but one Divine Person.

Q. 338. From what do we learn that Jesus Christ is but one person?
A. We learn that Jesus Christ is but one person from Holy Scripture and
from the constant teaching of the Church, which has condemned all those
who teach the contrary.

Q. 339. {67} Was Jesus Christ always God?
A. Jesus Christ was always God, as He is the second person of the
Blessed Trinity, equal to His Father from